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“It’s just something that’s gotten so much attention,” Jeter said. “Regardless of how you feel about it, it’s something that needs to be addressed because we’re seeing more and more natural disasters each year, it seems like. Something has to be causing it.”

The New York Yankees star was quick to hedge his remarks by recognizing that not everybody wants to hear political views from celebrity athletes, saying, “I know my place.”

The comments were a rare political statement from the shortstop, who has largely kept his political views close to the pinstripes during his time in the majors.